A Budding #WW with #Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #161!

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In the last few weeks

I watched a tree go from this...

...to this!

P.S. We are having spring

in South Africa.

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Here's a peek at
My Latest Post

on 1camera1mom:

The Knysna Waterfront

To see more neat photos and my family,
check out The Knysna Waterfront!

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My Weekend Post:
3 Funny English Learning Videos
and a Graduation at Leipzig

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Now on to my blog hop...

Come link up your Wordless Wednesday

(with or without words) or any picture post

at this Picture Perfect Party Linky.

Join me on this fun and easy blog hop!

If you host your own blog hop(s), then feel free
to link them on my Blog Hops page!

I would love for you to follow me on

Google+

Pinterest 

Twitter 

Facebook 

and

I'm also now on Instagram!

Here are the easy rules:

• Follow me on one or more links above or via email.
• Link-up your post with a picture and follow as many new blogs as you like.
• If possible, copy the button code below and add it on your linked post or blog's side-bar.
• Tell others about this hop on Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.

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3 Funny English Learning Videos and a Graduation at Leipzig

3 Funny English Learning Videos,

a YWAM English Language

School Graduation, and

a Weekend Blog Hop

The English Language School at YWAM Worcester, South Africa, offers English classes from levels 1 - 5 to foreign language students from around the world. Every school term (about 11 weeks long), the students graduate a level if they are proficient enough. They learn grammar, listening, and pronunciation. This last term I was one of the listening and pronunciation teachers. The graduation was held at the beautiful Leipzig Country House.

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A Beautiful Bouquet of Flowers
at Reception - Leipzig

Leipzig has a touch of a
Steampunk Decor Style

YWAM English Language School
Graduation at Leipzig

Protea Flowers at the Tea/Coffee Table

Every Table had Beautiful
Flower Arrangements 

Another Beautiful
Flower Arrangement

If you like what you've seen so far, I did

a post in May on wine tasting and

art at Leipzig in the Nuy Valley

on 1camera1mom.

3 Funny English Learning Videos

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Welcome to my weekend blog hop -

Make My Saturday Sweet #145!

Make My Saturday Sweet is a weekend blog hop for all family friendly blogs. You are welcome to link your favorite post from the past week(s) and to visit the last link before yours and leave a sweet comment. It's a really easy and fun way to make new friends and to catch up on old acquaintances.

Now on to my blog hop...

It's time for another Make My Saturday Sweet blog hop!

Join me (your host) for this fun and easy hop.

All family friendly blogs are welcome!

If you host your own blog hop(s), then feel free to

link them on my Blog Hops page!

I would love for you to follow me on

Google+

Pinterest 

Twitter 

Facebook 

I'm also now on Instagram!

Here are the easy rules:

• Follow Tina (your host) on one or more links listed above.
• Link up a post from your family friendly blog.
• Please try to add my hop button on your post or side-bar.
• Share about this hop on Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.
• Visit the last link before yours and leave a sweet comment.

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Weekend Linky

This is a blog hop!

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what link parties I take part in.

Fun at the Karoo Botanical Garden

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #160!

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Since we have spring here in South Africa, Amanda has been asking to visit the Karoo Gardens (the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden). And, now we have gone THREE times in the space of SEVEN days!

The first time we took a little red-headed friend. They ran around the paths and little maze for over an hour, having lots of fun. I packed snacks and chocolate milk to keep them going. I kept myself amused by taking tons of photos of the colorful wildflowers.

The second time I organized a little birthday party for a girl turning 4, who's mom doesn't have a car and has been struggling to find a job. I picked them up and another little friend, so there were two friends for the birthday girl to celebrate the day with. We even saw a huge tortoise and a Cape gray mongoose.

The third time we took a young Zambian friend who has been staying with us a for a few days. He's the son of the YWAM Livingstone base leaders. At the moment he's studying at Media Village and on a short break, but today he returns for the next term.

Amanda and her red-headed friend

Colorful wildflowers in bloom

This is the manager's cat

Scorpion sculpture

Chameleon sculpture

Flowering tree - I have no
idea what it's called

An aloe - I thought it was neat that the
flowering part was green and red

Amanda and the little birthday girl

A simple birthday party,
but loads of fun

A huge tortoise

The girls are watching the
tortoise eat grass

A Cape gray mongoose

Little friends watching the
mongoose disappear in the grass

Little friends on an
ant sculpture

Amanda on an ant sculpture

Our Zambian friend, J.J.

J.J. is tall and this tree is strange

J.J. and Amanda exploring the rocky paths

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Here's a peek at
My Latest Post

on 1camera1mom:

Our Stay at Brenton-on-Sea

Check out the neat photos on
Our Stay at Brenton-on-Sea!

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My Weekend Post:
Institute for the Blind - Part 2

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Now on to my blog hop...

Come link up your Wordless Wednesday

(with or without words) or any picture post

at this Picture Perfect Party Linky.

Join me on this fun and easy blog hop!

If you host your own blog hop(s), then feel free
to link them on my Blog Hops page!

I would love for you to follow me on

Google+

Pinterest 

Twitter 

Facebook 

and

I'm also now on Instagram!

Here are the easy rules:

• Follow me on one or more links above or via email.
• Link-up your post with a picture and follow as many new blogs as you like.
• If possible, copy the button code below and add it on your linked post or blog's side-bar.
• Tell others about this hop on Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.

The Button Code:

<center> <a href="http://abooksandmore.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Amanda’s Books and More" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitS14XLc-z2uSUW00dIvyZc7lEfLP2tkPgO3qmU3NWi_UObDs_d7XqpYhjp0BBeROyZot-8YlEFU9rguELrZYu3arN1qHHNpB4_ezrb-TlBlfHRSOvP7pBA0VI-j1RkUkF77wJxUc7M7ye/s150/Picture%2520Perfect%2520Party%2520Linky.jpg"/></a></center>

This is a Wordless Wednesday blog hop.



Visit my Blog Hops page to see the hops that I often link up to.